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Battle of Tours

BelligerentsKingdom of the FranksDuchy of AquitaineDuchy of GasconyUmayyad CaliphateCommanders and leadersCharles MartelOdo the GreatAbd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi†Strength ~15,000–30,000 ~20,000–30,000Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown; Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi killedThe Battle of Tours, also called the Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of the Highway of the Martyrs (Arabic: معركة بلاط الشهداء, romanized: Maʿrakat Balāṭ ash-Shuhadā'), was fought on 10 October 732, and was an important battle during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul.

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